The year Molly was born, I got a new grill for Father’s Day. It was a gas grill, and a decent one. Last summer was its last summer.

I’ve wanted a new grill this year, but didn’t want to spend the cash. I also didn’t know if I wanted gas or charcoal. Gas is cheap, clean and easy. Charcoal tastes better, and the grill is cheaper.

In the end, my wonderful wife found a deal at Meijer where an $80 charcoal grill was on sale for $50, AND, if you bought $25 worth of other grilling stuff (charcoal, sauces, etc) they’d take another $25 off the grill. So with the other sale stuff we got, the receipt said we spent $50 and saved $50. Good times.

Tonight I put it together and we had brats. Boy howdy, happy summertime.